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THE GOLDEN I's

I was seen before I was conceived

I  won before I raced

I was before I became

I am blessed and wholly favoured

I am God's perfect plan

I have greatness that the world must see

I am the success that was pre crafted

I am not a chance!

I am pre-planned and pre-meditated

I am in the right place

I am here so that my generations will be 

by Sammy bihiru

Life is a series of seasons

There are seasons of time, learn what they mean. This is what life means;

Sometimes it rains’

These are troubles, trials, tribulations that we have to go through.

Sometimes it is dark;

These are times when we feel helpless and down,

They are moments when tragedies strike and we are left questioning

The presence of God and the place of hope in our lives

They are moments on our lives when our strength wears off,

But please note, before the sun rises it must get darker first.

Sometimes it’s cloudy

These are moments in our lives when everything becomes unclear

We are facing many uncertainties and we doubt our abilities and strength

We run low on courage and everything points to our weaknesses

Sometimes it’s sunny

These are moments in our lives when everything seems to go on just fine

We sing praises to the Lord and we have hope, courage and positive attitude

But it is good to note that just like the northern and southern hemispheres,

There are moments in our lives when dark hours last longer than sunshine

But God has provided a balance.

He has dedicated another season when sunshine lasts longer than darkness

When daylight breaks we call it a new day and

When darkness sets upon us we call it the end of the day

Yet these seasons we must endure, we do not die because it’s dark

And life does not stop because it is raining, we still need to survive

These are but seasons and what makes you stronger,

Is your ability to adapt and change with the changing seasons

Written by Sammy buhiru

Fake friends

“Fake friends are like my shadow, they walk with me whenever I go and will stick with me for as a long as there is sun shine in my life.

But when clouds gather and there is no more sunshine in my life, I discover that I am alone because like flowers, they die as soon as they bloom

They are like this mosquito that makes circles around me without giving up hope, hoping to get a drop of blood but as soon as they get what they want, I become a liability and a non entity, Unwanted and not useful.

I may be able to protect myself from my enemies because I look out for them and I build walls between me and them, but against my friends, I am helpless and defenceless.

For the short life that God has blessed me with, I have realized that friends are more likely to hurt you than your enemies are.

So whoever you are, whatever you do, take caution; keep your enemies in check but your friends, take time to know them.”

Written by Sammy Buhiru